GAY CITY ARTS -
'ON THE TRAIL OF TREES'
FEBRUARY 10 - MARCH 10
Shawn Marie Johnson's 'On the Trail of Trees' vividly captures her naturalist outings in the great Northwest, with colorfully saturated watercolors, sumi-ink paintings, and bold metal sculptures. Her work is on display at Gay City (517 E. Pike St.)

'On the Trail of Trees' is presented in conjunction with Gay City Arts, through which Gay City collaborates with local LGBT artists to galvanize an audience for Queer arts, foster the development of LGBT artists, and facilitate artistic excellence across a wide range of disciplines, including theatre, music, dance, film, spoken word, literary and visual arts.

A portion of any sales will be donated to Gay City. www.gaycity.org.

'REVEALING QUEER' -
LGBT HISTORY AT MOHAI
FEBRUARY 14-JULY 6
Seattle's Museum of History and Industry (860 Terry Ave. N., in South Lake Union) presents 'Revealing Queer,' a landmark exhibit on the history of the Puget Sound region's LGBTQ community.

The museum is open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and on Thursdays until 8 p.m. Admission is FREE the first Thursday of each month. Admission: $14-adults, $12-students, seniors, military, teachers. Youth 14 & under FREE. www.mohai.org.

GAY CITY ARTS -
FANTASTIC Z
THEATRE COMPANY
FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 2
This show at Gay City's Calamus Auditorium (517 E. Pike St.) will feature several short plays and one acts by talented young writers from our community focused through Fantastic.Z Theatre Company's Queer lens. Thurs.-Sat. 2/27-3/1 at 7:30 p.m., Sun. 3/2 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $15 advance; $20 at the door. www.FantasticZ.org; www.gaycity.org.

PURR & SEATTLE GAY NEWS -
'A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS'
On Sunday, March 2, starting at 4 p.m., join Purr (1518 11th Ave.) and the SGN for 'A Night at the Oscars.' Enjoy drink specials, prizes and watch the Oscars on Purr's many large flat screen TVs. FREE.

TRANS* LIBERATION
AND THE CARCERAL STATE:
A PANEL OF NATIONAL
TRANSGENDER ACTIVISTS
On Tuesday, March 4, from 6-8 p.m., at Seattle University, Pigott Auditorium (901 12th Ave.), national Trans* prison activists, advocates and researchers will share their perspective on the social and structural challengs that the law, police and prisons pose on the lives of Transgender, gender variant and gender non-conforming people in the U.S.
Moderated by Dean Spade, Seattle University Professor of Law and Founder of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project.

Sponsored by: Pride Foundation, Office of Multicultural Affairs, SGSU, Justice in a Diverse Society Learning Community, GenderGalaxy, Wismer Center for Gender and Diversity, Department of Criminal Justice and Center for the Study of Crime and Justice, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Seattle University Committee to Improve Trans Inclusion.

Q SQUARED MEN -
Q-SPRING 2014
APRIL 25-27
Q-Spring, a celebration of self and Spring for Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Men, is a chance to gather with other men to reflect on, embrace, and celebrate who you are, where you have been, and where you are headed. Discover new parts of yourself and enjoy the company of other men in a non-judgmental, attitude-free atmosphere.
www.qsquared.org; 253-216-3997.

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